Men’s Beauty Show at Folkestone Aims for Open Contest
Silver Messenger reports on Folkestone’s Victoria pier beauty show attracting many aspirants and inquiries. Councillor Forsyth, in charge, plans an open England wide competition with audience judging and votes tallied by women. Contestants train with dumbbells diet fruit baths and Turkish baths to gain form while facing audience scrutiny.
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Victoria Pier
Folkestone
Conneillor Worayth
Daily Mall
Als
England
Cost of Milk and Railways Curiously Noted
An itemized milk cost breakdown shows farmers paid three and a half to four cents per bottle with freight and handling adding fractions of a cent. The note ends by linking milk costs to broader agricultural persistence despite slim profits. Separately a Trans Caucasian railway note reports 30 officials killed in six months, with a policy to fill vacancies from transferred workers to European Russia to curb profiteering and instability.
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New York
Trans-Caucasian Railway
Neigebauer
Yeur
Trans-Caucasan
Russia
Chinese Population Abroad Listed by Region
Front page figures show Chinese abroad across regions with totals for Japan Russia Asia Hongkong Siam Burmah Java Australia Europe Korea Pormoun Malaysia Annan the Philippines Africa America and a grand total of 6 794 621 while noting figures exclude students and include numerous locations across the globe.
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Front Chinese
Japan
Russia
Asia
Hongkong
Siam
Burmah
Java
Australia
Europe
Korea
Pormoun
Malaysia
Annan
The
Philippines
Africa
America
Heat dangers in warm water and humor in marriage
The piece warns against overheating in hot baths and notes the risk of faintness even for seasoned swimmers. It contrasts domestic harmony with violent behavior, suggesting a husband should cook dinner rather than provoke a divorce court scandal. It jokes about Sir Thomas and a 68 foot boat for America’s Cup racing and possible partnerships in gasoline launches.
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Sir Thomas
The Italian Brigand Who Became a French Musician
A grand French nobleman travels with his secretary through Italy and encounters Gio vanni a cleaner ragged urchin who plays violin. After a chase Gio vanni joins the party, goes to Paris, becomes a noted musician, and a banquet scene shows his rising talent. A separate game tests memory of dog forms with paper sheets and judges awarding prizes.
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Italy
Chaise
Giovanni
Ind
Pon
France
Paris
Glovanni
DIY Squirrel and Rodent Cage Plans in Old Philadelphia Guide
A Philadelphia North American feature outlines simple cages for squirrels chipmunks and white rats using wire cloth tin boxes and wood. It details baseboard size a partition gadget a cylindrical exercise hole protected with tin and tacks a wire wicket a hinged door wedge support and variations including a cracker box shelter.
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Philadelphia
Pigeons Save Carter Family From Sioux Raid
In a rifles crack battle on the prairie, the Carter family uses carrier pigeons to send a warning message to the fort. Chip carries the crucial note while Pos sum also sends aid, allowing Captain Morris and others to speed to safety and fend off attackers.
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Mr. Carter
Harry
Ione
Morris
Mia
Carter
Chip
Hessie
Philadelphia Ledger
Pretty Ways to Serve Oranges and Apples
Dainty ideas for presenting oranges and apples when serving guests. Simple, decorative fruit arrangements and easy garnishes to enhance a refreshment table.
Who Began It Willie Questions the Whipping Chain
Willie has just been whipped and asks who started it, reflecting on punishment and family discipline. He questions whether his mother was whipped and considers the origins of punishment within the family, revealing a wary awareness of inherited practices.
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Willie
Schoolroom Quip on Hair Comb Ends with Judge’s Note
A classroom joke features a teacher questioning Willie about his hair and a retort blaming the lack of a comb. Willie explains he would need his mother to buy one, implying she would require him to keep his hair combed, as a judge observes.
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Willie
Hand Embroidered Belts Show Wide Design Variety
Dark colored silk belts feature rich hand embroidery with flora motifs such as roses and blossoms in blue, pink, white, and green shades. Buckles range from plain enamel to gold, with designs including a flowers in a trellis oval. Simpler braided silk belts are also popular and practical to make at home. MARIE WELLS.
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Marie Wells
Madame Merrie Answers on Etiquette and Parties
NSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS discusses table etiquette guest first serving and host notes. It covers entertainments for large gatherings, wedding invitations wording, appropriate attire for noon and evening weddings, party ideas for teens and farewell events, plus guidance on calling on a bride and Greek sorority name meanings.
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Noatess
Mall
Mme. Merrie
Virginia
John Jamestown
Misa Miach
Miss Stone
Mr. White
Look-a-thar Deliverance in a Street Scene
Narrator and Uncle Josh witness a chaotic street scene as a truck roars along a rough thoroughfare causing panic and a crowd stalls a steam engine, prompting police restraint. Uncle Josh, shaken, contemplates leaving town while the narrator vows to pursue the matter with a calm, defiant resolve.
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Josh
Joh
State Street
Tyne
Asia
Cranda
Awakened wager prize gives dill pickles to respondent
A Wisconsin contest winner offers a quart of dill pickles as a prize to a co respondent from Boonville Indiana. A Boonville correspondent reports a giant rattlesnake on the Wabash riverbank near Grayville Illinois. The monster, said to be the largest in the world, has damaged Brey farm property including rails and hedges while resisting multiple extermination attempts. The farmer Brey, used rubber boots for years against snake bites, and the riverbank area reportedly harbors hundreds of rattlers along the shore.
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Awake
Weele
Wisconsin
Boonville
Tnd
Grayville
Brey
Urey
Post Office Faces Lean-to Addition at Midnapore
Forty seven letters were received at our post office last week. The postmaster general's department at Ottawa is considering erecting a lean-to at the present premises. Visitors to Midnapore report the high volume of business transacted at the office.
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Postmaster General's Department
Ottawa
Midnapore
Alberta
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